RU390: DR ALICE JONES ON CADENCE OF VANISHING – PSYCHOANALYSIS, POETRY, WRITING, MEMOIR

RU390: ALICE JONES ON CADENCE OF VANISHING – PSYCHOANALYSIS, POETRY, WRITING, MEMOIR https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru390-alice-jones-on-cadence-of-vanishing

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Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Alice Jones to the podcast!

Rendering Unconscious episode 390.

On this episode, Alice discusses her book “Cadence of Vanishing,” which blends poetry and prose to capture the interwoven narratives of her life as a psychoanalyst. She draws from personal and professional experiences to explore the complexity of human stories. The book integrates various elements, including vignettes of daily life, news articles, quotations and analysand narratives, to reflect the layered, multifaceted and often synchronous nature of life. Alice also shares insights into her journey from medical school to psychoanalysis and poetry, emphasizing the importance of accessing spontaneity, intuition and the unconscious in both writing and analytic work.

Alice Jones, MD is a personal and consulting analyst at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. She is the author of seven collections of poems and Cadence of Vanishing, a memoir. A collection of essays titled Poetry, Depth, and Endings in Psychoanalysis: Distant Music is forthcoming from Routledge in 2026. https://alicejones.net

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RU Center News & Events:

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